Machine for mounting shoes.



M. BROCK. MACHINE PoR MOUNTING SHOES.

APPLIUATION FILED DEG.13, 1910.

Patented June 24, 1913.

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' MACHINE FOR MOUNTING SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED 1320.13. 1910.

Patented June 24, 1913.

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MACHINE ron MOUNTING sHoBs. APPLICATION IILBD DlOflS, 1910. 1,065,583, Patented June 24, 1913.

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MACHINERY COMPANY, or

JERSEY. K

PTERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW MACHINE FOR MOUNTING SHOES.

Specification o! Letters Patent.

Patented June 24, :1913.

Application filed December 13, 1910. Serial No. 597,055.

To all wlw/n if may Concern;

lie it lmown that I, M.\'rr1i1.\s BROCK, a citizen of the linited States. residing at Bost( n. in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts. have invented certain Improvements in Machines for Mounting Slices, of which the following description, in connection \vith.the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference chars acters on the drawings indicating like parts inv the several ligurcs.

This invention relates to machines for use in the manufacture of boots andl shoes and particularly to machines for mounting partially made slices on the lasts upon which the manufacture of the shoes is to be continued.

`While the machine in which the invention` is herein shown as embodied for illustrative purposes is4 designed particularly for mounting stitch down shoes upon their lasts certain of the features of this -invention are of general application to lasting and other machines for dealing with various kinds of shoes. y

In the method of manufacturing stitch down shoes in which this machine has been used the shoe ,upper materials and the innersole or sock lining are connected together by means of lan inseam without a last in the shoe. Thereafter the shoe is mounted upon its last and the outersole is attached and the other making operations continued. While it is customary to mold or shape the toe and heel portions of the shoe upper to a greater' or less extent as a preparatory operation bofore the upper is connected to the sole, the first stretching andnforming of the shoe to its last is effected in the peration of mounting the shoe upon the last. It is obvious' that in Aorder that the shoe shall be substantially stretched and conformed to its llast the last must be large' enough to fill and distend the shoe to some extent. These conditions make the operation of mounting the recognized in the general organization of the v machine.

One important feature of the invention consists in means for engaging a shoe at the toe end and forcing it upon the last. In the illustrated machine the last is fixedly supported and the toe engaging means is actuated but obviously the last might be the part to be moved. In'the illustrated machine a member of the toe engaging means comprises plates which may be essentially like the toe lasting plates or wipers com monly employed in bed lasting machines. The toe en aging plates of this present machine are .ormed 1n pairs with abutting or pivotall connected adjacent ends and a concaved s oe engaging edge shaped to corre spond substantially with the contour of the edge of the last bottom and these plates are movement inwardly over the edge of the last from the end and sides of the toe. In the illustrated use of these plates, they advance and close to shape .the u per to the edge of the last and crease it s ightly in over 'the last bottom to form the welt crease or the ,crease in a stitch dowui shoe which correspends substantially to the welt crease of a welt shoe. `While the upper is preferably creased ,initially in the .preparatory toe molding operation, this crease. loses its shape more .or less during the intervening steps and it is important that itbe restored and, if needbe,perfected in the operation of this machine which it will bve-understood is the real lasting operation in the manufacture of stitch down shoes.

A very important featureA of this invention relating bto these lasting plates is that they are mounted for reversal. As is well t' understood, by those familiar with shoe t lasting, the contours of ,the ends'of right mounted :for advancing and relative closing and left shoes are not alike but in certain respects are the reverse, one of the other. Because of this fact separate sets of wipers have to be provided for left and for right shoes. By forming reversible wipers, however, the same wipers may be usedone side up for right shoes and the reverse side 11p for left shoes.

proposed to use a one which is reversible. v

.As distinguished from that proposed construction, my invention comprises co-acting wipers adapted for wiping the upper over the toe of the last and a support for said wipers, said wipers being reversible whereby they are adapted to operate on a right or a left last by turning them upside down. It is to be understood that the lasting plates or wipers herein shown as embodying this 2Q feature of the invention are adapted for use in bed lasting machines and that this feapiece U-shaped plate ture of the invention is not limited to theA particular wipers sho`wn but may be applied lto end lasting wipers generally.

A specialfeature herein employed of the above described invention and one which is of substantial advantage is that the wipers, .together with their holder, in which they have their operative movements, is mounted to rturn u von an axis extending longitudinally of the shoe'and located substantially midway between the planes of the upper and lowerfaees of the wipers for eli'ecting reversal of the wipers for right and left shoes. An advantage of this invention is that by its use the wipers can be reversed without detaching each wiper from its carrier or holder and applying it in the place of the other wiper. ln a commercial type of bed lasting machine the wipers and their holder are movable through a small angle for the purpose of adjustment about an aXis extending longitudinallv of the'shoe and located 45substantially in the plane of the lower face of the wipers. This arrangement permits adjust-ment of the wipers into parallelism with last bottoms which are inclined transversely. v 50 The present invention will be recognized as distinguished from the known construction in that a complete reversal or overturning of the wipers is provided for as distinguished from a limited adjustment 55 which did not accomplish the present object. ln the form in which this feature of the invent-ion is illustuated the wiper holder has a stem removable with the holder and the wipers from the wiper support. After e9 having been so removed the wiper and holders can be overturned and the parts replaced with the wipers adapted tor the mato of the shoe upon which they were last ust-d.

The wiper support has a shelf or formed e face with which a face of the wiper holder I am aware that it has beencoacts to prevent or limit rotation of the holder .and wipers when the parts are in operative relation. Obviously it is not essential to withdraw the stem of the wiper holderentirely from its support but it may beAwit-hdrawn only far enough to allow the holder to elear'the shelf after which the holder may bfrotated and then the parts forced back into operative position in which the shelf holds them against. rotation. The toe lasting plates may advantageously be arranged for use in the special machine herein. .shown for automatic opening and closing movement and they are 4herein shown as yieldingly maintained in their closed position and adapted to be opened more or less against suitably stiff springs by their engagement with the shoe. Conveniently they are moved longitudinally of the shoe and the latter wedges them apart to the width required for the particular shoe after whichl engagement of the toe end of the shoe with the adjacent portions of the wipers produces a balanced relation of the plates and enables them to exert substantially uniform overwiping pressure throughout the length of their shoe engaging edges. The toe engaging means preferably comprises, in addition to the lasting plates above mentioned which engage the yshoe in the welt crease, a member for engaging the shoe bottom and pressing rearwardly, and in the combination of`these two engaging means in a shoe mounting machine is found another broad feature of' this invention. The shoe bottom engaging member may conveniently comprise a block which is positioned lengthwise of the shoe with thetoe lasting plates when the latter are brought into operative relation to the shoe. For convenience in positioning the wiper plates about the shoe, said block willpreferably be arranged to swing downwardly by a special movement from anout-oftheway position. Means is provided for clamping the Ablock against the shoefbottom and the downward swinging movement will conveniently be effected-b lthe same manipulation of a hand lever w ich lproduces the clamping. The clamping block is connected to the support Yby which the lasting plates are moved forwardly whereby the block and the'plates c0- operate for forcing the'shoehrearwardly on to the last. This movementy ofthe above mentioned parts is eected by power driven mechanism.

ln accordance withan advantageous feature of this invention, provision is made for a slight relative movement of the lasting plates and the shoe bottom engaging block longitudinally. This arrangement is caused to effect a backward movement of the shoeA bottom or' innersole relatively to the wipers and serves to draw upwardly and backwardly over the toe endofthq last the inscam and adjacent portions of the shoe stock with which special difiiculty is experienced in manipulating them to proper position over the last. For the above described purpose the wiper holder is arranged to have a limited movement backwardly in the wiper support against a spring during the first part of the forward actuation of said support. l

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention the last is fixcdly supported by a post having a pin to enter the usual last pin hole. The above described devices are. yieldingly actuated by power mechanism toward the heel of the shoe. This actuating mechanism compl-isesa slide which has a uniform stroke at each operation ofthe machine and upon which the wiper supportis adapted for movement longitudinally of the machine to position the .wipers relatively to a shoe of any length that is to be operated upon.

A feature of this invention is that lthe said support is automatically clamped to the slide in whatever position it is initial-ly adjusted. In the preferred embodiment of this feature the clamping, is effected by an eccentric which will be'manipulated into clamping position without special attention from the operator. To this end," as Ihere shown. the eccentric is connected to the means by which the shoe bottom engaging member is actuated. This provides that the support shall be free for movement while the wipers are being positioned and that when the said engaging member is clamped vdown upon thev shoe the eccentric will be automatically set to cause the shoe mounting devices to beactuated when the power` is applied by the usual treadle controlled,

ducingr too severe action of the shoe engag-v ing devices provision is made for automatically disconnecting the support from the slide after a predetermined compression of the spring through which the slide -is actuated. For this purpose the eccentric is rovided with an operating stud that stands 1n thel path of an adjustable stop with which it engages after compression of the spring to lturn it out'of clamping relation to the slide. In accordance witha further feature of this invention, this adjustable stop may be arranged always to: dsengage the eccentric from the slide at or before the end of the advance stroke of the devices engaging the forepart of the shoe whereby said devices shall not in the return stroke do damage to the shoe. In the preferred arrangement, the connection of the eccentric with the shoe bottom clamp effects thclifting of the clamp from theshoe when the eccentric is unlocked from the slide and during back stroked the? 'the eccentric ands the other members engage the slide with sufiicient friction to draw the wiper and clamp support away from the shoe so that. at the end of the operation the shoe is free from said devices and ready to be removed from thc machine. j

A further feature ot this invention is found in novel mechanism for drawing the heel portion of a shoe over the heel of a last and a still further feature in the combination of devices working at the heel with devices operating at the toe of a shoe for movement in predetermined time relation to vmount the shoe upon its last.

The shoe mounting means located at the heel comprise a spoon ou horn of suit-able shape to enter the shoe between the counter and the heel end of the last and draw the shoe downwardly over the last. This spoon, as it will he called, is herein shown as arranged to have an operative stroke substantially longer than the height of the last when used for mounting Stitch down shoes the heel portions of which have no inner soles or turn shoes in which the heel portion of the sole is not connected to the upper before the shoe is mounted or remounted upon its last. This-permits the spoon to be projected upwardly through the bottom of the shoe and to be drawn in frictional contact with the shoe through a longer distance than would otherwise be permitted. The spoon `is connected to the power mechanism and timed to begin its operation after the initial movement of the forepart. 'engaging devices. In one construction` the spoon is arranged for actuation yieldingly in the direction to uplift it or return it to starting position in order that if high shoes are to be worked upon in which the downward stroke of the spoon does not free it entirely from the shoe leg. therewill not be liability that in its re- .turn stroke it will dislodge the Shoe from the last. i

These and other features of the invention will more fully appear in connection'with the following description` of the illustrated machine and will then be pointed-out in the claims.

`Figure l is a side elevation of a preferred embodiment of the machine: Fig. 2 is a detail, partly in section. of the spoon mechalnism; Fig. 3 is an elevation of the toe end of the machine; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a shoe and the several shoe engaging devices at the end of the advance stroke of the operating mechanism; Fig. 5 shows the devices diagrammatically; Fig. 6 .is a perspective view of the toe lasting plates; Fig. 7 1s a perspective view in section of the clutch mechanism; Fig. 8 is a side elevation embodying, as to some features,'a modified. construction.

The operating mechanism is carried by a pedestal or frame' 2, in one upwardlyrising branch 4' of which is arranged a last Supa port 5 the front face of which is formed with ratchet teeth to'permit the support 5 to be secured in vertically adjusted position by a ratchet block 6. The division between the arm 4 and the body of the post permits the application of a longlegged boot to the support. In the top of the 'front arm or body of the frame2 is vformed a horizontal guideway having a slide 10. In this slide is a second guideway in which moves the intermediate slide 12 over which is mounted the foot 14 of the support 15. AThe foot 14 has lateral guide ribs as shown in the end elevation, Fig. 3, arranged to move in ways in the frame 2 and rest upon the slide 10. There is a spring 16 arranged between an upstanding lug 17 on the intermediate slide and a lug i8 depending from the support. This spring transmits movement of the intermediate slide 12 yieldingly to the support. The support 15 has a socket in which is vertically adjustable a post 2O carrying a head 22. This head has a. cylindrical socket opening outwardly toward the last support and having a reduced opposite end. In this socket is received the stem 25 of the lasting platev holder which latter is shown most clearly in Fig.- 6. The stem of the holder is cylindrical while the holder itself Vhas flat upper and lower faces in alinelnent with the sides of the stem. The head 22 has a shelfy 23 upon which the flat 'face of the holder rests when the stem is in its socket, thus preventing or limiting angular movement of the holder. A spring pressed pin 26 rising from the shelf extends into a shallow groove 27.in the stem and retains said parts normally in the head 22. The stem has a recess in which is received a spring 28 which abuts against an adjustable stop 30. This spring 2S and the slot 2'( permit the llasting plates and their holder to yield toward the head 22 during the operation vof the machine and the spring 28 returns the lasting plates to their normal forwardly projecting position.

Referring to Figsfl and 6, the holder comprises a body portion which may be integral with the stem 25 and a cover plate 32. Between these members is formed a recess to receive the lastingplate carriers or cams 35 to which the lasting plates 36 are attached. These lasting;` plates are or may be substantially like the lasting plates used in the commercial bed lasting machines and comprise two members having abutting adjacentends and presentingtogether a concave Working edgeshaped to embrace the toe portion of a shoe and to advance and close over the shoe bottom into a position for layingr the upper evenlyover the marginal portion of a shoe bottom. Thelrear side wallsof the recess, in which said plates and, thei'cams move, arecurved about a center which is substantially the point of contact of the act-ing edges of the wiper plates. The cams 35 are provided with curved slots in which stand studs rising from the holder. A spring 38 is arranged of automatically operating toe wipers which l has been found satisfactory but obviously other forms of toe lasting wipers may be substituted which may be automatic or nonautomatic, as, for example, the usually manually operated toe wipers of thecommercial bed lasting machines. The wiper plates are shown as having like bevels upon their upper and their lower faces and are mounted with said upper and lower lfaces symmetrical with relation to the axis of the stem 25. The acting edges of the wiper plates are shaped as above suggested in accord.- ance with the 'contour of the toe portion of the shoe which they are to embrace. As is well understood, the contour of the toe portion of a right shoe differs materially from' the contour of the toe portion of its mate, that is the toe portion of a left shoe, and is, so far as these differences are concerned, the reverse of its mate.

With .the arrangementabove described for mounting the lasting plates, they can be used as shown for a right .shoe and when a left. shoe is tobeioperated upon the stem 25 may bepartially withdrawn from the head.

22 to clear the holder from its shelf 23 and then turned through a half-revolution to present the lasting plates in position for Working upon a left shoe. When the holder and its stem are forced backwardly again intotheir seat the shelf 23 and the spring pin 26 hold these parts in their reversed position, The head 22 pivotally supports at its other end a lever 40 between the rear end of which and a rearwardly projecting arm of the head is a toggle comprising the members'42, 43 of which the latter is extended upwardly' to form a handle 44. On the opposite end of the lever 40 is mounted the shoe bottom engaging member 45 which is shaped to present a broad toothed bearing against the shoe bottom, that is to say, against the innersole or sock lining of the stitch down shoe adjacent to the stem which connects the insole to the upper, and to present a separate toothed face forengaging the innersole over the ball of the last. This engaging member is pivoted upon the lever i0 and has an upwardly extending arm which is slotted to receive a pin'on a forwardly extending arm 21 of the head 22. By reason of this connection the member 45 is tipped about its pivotal connection with the lever when said member is raised, whereby the member is turned upwardly out of the way to facilitate positioliing of the shoe and the lasting plates relatively. The support 15 may conveniently have a laterally projecting handle 48 by means of which it may be slipped forwardly and backwardly.

The support 15 is normally free to move on the intermediate slide 12 to permit it to be freely adjusted for presenting the lasting plates 36 to the size of shoe that is on the last post 5 and after the lasting plates have been ositioned for operation the support is locked to said slide. This locking is effected by an eccentrico() that is pivoted to an ear 52 that is pivotally connected to a support 15 and engages the intermediate slide 12. For operating: this eccentric it is connected wit/h a link 53 and a depending arm of the toggle member 42. By reason of this con Irection the eccentric is set to lock the support and its actuating mechanism by the manual manipulation that is employed for throwing the insole engaging member into its operative position. The power actuation of these parts is effected by a connection through a link 60 from a depending portion of the slid(` 10 to an eccentric stud Glon a disk 62.

' This disk'which is formed on the stub shaft G3 is toothed and is driven by a pinion 64 on the main shaftti which carries a pulley wheel 6G. The shaft is connected to the pulley wheel by a one revolution clutch, shown in Fig. 7, and comprises a sliding pin 67 adapted to be withdrawn from engagement with a notched pulley disk 68 by a wedge'GQ. The wedge G9 is carried by a lever 70. Fig. 1, pivoted to the frame at 72 and having a steel block 73 ridinglr on a clutch controlling cam 74 fast on the stub vshaft 63. When the block 73 drops into the low portion of the cam 74 the wedge is lowered into the path of the clutch pin 67. The clutch lever 70 is connected by a rod 7G to an operating treadle 75, Fig. 8, which is uplifted by a spring 78. This spring serves to hold the clutch lever down upon its cam 74. The described arrangement in which the controlling cam 74 is on the same shaft as the disk 62 which carries the stud 61 for actuating the parts provides that the machine shall run uninterruptedly through a cycle and stop at'the end thereof. ln order to avoid damage to :i shoe which might result from continuance of the operation by the driving mechanism the eccentric 50 may be released from the driving mechanism at any time by the operation of the lever 44. The spring 1G isdesigned to prevent excessive straining of the shoe but provision is also made forese, if desired, to limit the forward stroke of the devices which engage 'the toe portion of the shoe. This is in the form of -and pull the shoe down over the last.

an adjustable wedge 8O arranged in the path of a stud 82 on the eccentric 50 to disengagc said eccentric automatically from the operating mechanism at a selected point in this forward stroke. The stud 82, after riding down the Wedge in the back stroke. allows the eccentric to engage the slide 12 with .utlicient friction, in addition to the other friction between the moving parts, to cause the support 15 and its associated devices to be carried away from the shoe in the backward stroke of the actuating mechanism. The link connected to thc driving mechanism also operates a lever 85 which is pivotcd to n the frame at 72 and to a link 86 which operates a bell crank 88. The bell crank is in turn connected by a link to a vertical slide 89 which is connected with a spoon carrier 90 to the upper end of which the spoon 9i is pivoted. This spoon comprises thin spring steel blades shaped to extend between the rear end face of the last and the adjacent face of the heel portion of a shoe to guide The lever 85 may have a pin and slot or lost inotion connection with'lhe link 86, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. and a spring Q2 is arranged to move said link and the spoon yieldingly upwardly.` This arrangement gives positive downward movement of thc spoon and yielding return nniwenient so that. if the spoon not entirelyv withdrawn from the shoe during its downward movement. as may h. pen with a long legged boot. it will not be lorced upwardly and be liable to lift the shoe from the last. Preferably the spoon will be formed to springautomatically away from the shoe soon as it has been withdrawn from vbetween the shoe and the last whereby it will norn'ially rise outside of the shoe in its return stroke.

In Fig. 2 a modification is shown in which the spoon carrier 90 is connected to the slide 89 by a pin and slot and a` spring tl'l ron nected to the frame and to ,-aid spoon carrier effects yieldingly the nplit. ot the spoon during the return stroke of the lx'ivcn parts.

In Fig. 8 is shown a modified forni of the devices which engage the forepart of the shoe. ln this construction the post il() is reVv placed by a post 120 which has forwardly and backwardly extended shelves 121 and a bifurcated upper end upon which is pivotally connected the head 122. Adjusting screws fix the head ir. angular position relatively to thefpost and the plane of the shoe bottom for operating upon shoes ot' ddiercnt shapes. In this construction the stem of the lastingl plate holder is provided with an annular groove engaged by a spring pressed plunger 12-5 to retain the stem yieldingly in the head but permit it to be drawn outwardlyT for reversing thelasting plates. he lasting plate holder rests upon one of the adjusting screws, strain it from loose tipping movement. The shoe bottom engaging member 145 is an eccentric faced toothed block pivoted to the head 122 and actuated by its own lever 116 there being a stop 147 tov hold the lever against loose movement during the operation of the machine. The eccentric block A50 is in this instance connected by a link 158 to a bell crank pivoted on the head 122 and one arm 144 of which is formed as a handle for manually operating the eccentric.y The head has, in this case, an upright handle 148 by means of which the entire mechanism operating the toe of the shoe can be slid forwardly upon the intermediate slide 12.

In the operation of the machine the workman will place on thx.` spindle 5 a lastwhich has been partially inserted in a shoe but the last may be applied naked and the/forepart of the shoe thrust upon it aft/er the last is in position in the machine. The support 15 will then be drawn forwardly by the handle 48 to bring the lasting plates 3G into operative relation to the shoe. Upon this movement the lasting plates engage the shoe in thewelt crease and are wedged apart until brought into firm engagement with the shoe throughout the length of their acting edges. This position is shown in Fig. 5. The bottom engaging member 45 will then be turned downwardly and pressed against the shoe where it will be retained by the straightening of the toggle members 12, 43. ln applying the shoe the spoon will be inserted between the heel portion of the shoe and the heel end face of the last. as shown in Fig. 5. At the :fame time that the toggle members are straightened the eccentric 50 is turned to lock the support- 15 to the power actuated mechanism. The operator next depresses the treadle T5 to close the clutch and having his hands entirely free, he may, in accordance with the requirements of the work and his skill, .assist in manipulating the shoe to cause it to be mounted upon the last. that is, to have the forepart forced rearwardly upon the last until it tits the last snugly and is properly arranged on the last to have the heel part of the shoedrawn downwardly over the heel part of the last. In the power operation the spring 2S. Fig. l. permits the lasting plates to yield backwardly to a .slight extent while the bottom engaging member 45 is unyieldingly forced ahead. lly these relative movements the innersole is tightened rearwardly and caused 1 to draw the toe end of the shoe upwardly toward the ,plane of the last bottom7 see Fig. 5. The spring 16 is compressed during the advance stroke of the actuatii-.g mechanism so that the devi-'es engaging the forepart ot the shoe are acted upon by a gradually increasing yielding pressure to do their work. lf the wedge block S0 is set for that purpose.

above mentioned, to rel as it preferably will be, it will disengage the eccentric upon the slide 12 before'the end of the advance stroke of the actuating mechanism. This. disengagement effects a breaking of the toggle members 4t2, 43 and a consequent lifting or release of the bottom engaging member 45 from the shoe so that iu the return stroke said member does not drag objectionably over the shoe. bottom. The support 15 and the several members carried by 1t are then movedaway from the shoe by friction-al engagement with the intermediate slide 1Q. During the forward stroke the spoon has been drawn downwardly to pull the heel portion of the shoe downover the heel portion of the last and preferably is withdrawn from the shoe and permitted to spring outwardly away therefrom sothat in the return stroke it will not'rengage the shoe. When the limit of the return stroke is reached the clutch is automatically opened by the action of the wedge G9 and the machine coines to rest. If the next shoe to be lasted is the mate to the one just. operated upon the lasting plate holder will be pulled forwardly until the stem 2.5 can be turned in the head QQ whereby the holder will be moved through a half revolution for reversing the wipers and presemiing them upside down in which position they will tit the mate y of the shoe trst operated upon. Return of the holder and its stem to original pf't-:ition locks the holder against loose mo.y nent` although preferably permitting the slight amount. of tipping which may be required for fitting differently shaped shoes as is Well understood by those familiar with the operation ot bed lasting machines.

Having explained the nature of this invention. described a preferred construction embodying the same and explained how the invention may be used. l desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States protecticn for all of the patcntuble novelty herein disclosed and with this intent, make the following claims:

1. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination. means for supporting a last.I imeans shaped and arranged, to engage a l shoe in the welt crease around the toe, means l for actuating the engaging means to force l i the shoe on to the last and other means engaging a different part of the shoe and actuated in a direction to coiiperate with the y first-mentioned means to hirce the shae heelward on the last.

2. A shoe mounting machine leaving. in leombination. means for supporting a last, means shaped and arranged to engage a shoe in the welt crease around the toe7 coperating means engaging a different portion of the shoe and power driven meansto acruate said engaging means and the last relatively lengthwise of the last to force the shoe on l. to the last.

A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means for supporting a' last, means shaped and arranged to engage a shoe in the welt crease around the toe, means for engaging the shoe bottom over the forepart of the last, and means for actuating said two engaging means and the last relatively to force the shoe rearwardly on to the last.

4. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means presenting a concave acting edge to engage a shoe in the welt crease around the toe, means for engaging the shoe bottom over the toe, and means by which said first engaging means may be actuated with the second engaging means.

5. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means presenting a concave acting edge to engage a shoe in the Welt crease around the toe, and power actuating mechanism having a predetermined stroke and arranged to impart a variable movement to said engaging means lengthwise of a partially inserted last to force the shoe on to the last.

6. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means presenting a concave act-ing face to engage a shoe in the welt crease around the toe, a shoe bottom engaging member, and a support common to both said engaging means and on which one of said engaging means is movable relatively to the other lengthwise of the shoe to accel-A erate the movement of the shoe bottom over the last.

7. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, lasting plates having concave edges to embrace the toe portion of a shoe, a shoe bottom engaging member constructed and arranged to grip the insole, a support in which the lasting plates are yieldingly mounted and the insole gripper is yieldingly mounted, and means for moving said support longitudinally of the last, for the purpose described.

S. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, lasting plates having concave edges to embrace the toe portion of a stitch down shoe in the welt crease for forcing it over a last and shaping it, a support for said plates, a support for a last partially inserted into the shoe, andv power mechanism for yieldingly actuating said two supports relatively lengthwise of the shoe, for the purpose described.

9. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, lasting plates having concave edges to embrace the toe portion of a stitch down shoe in the welt crease, a cooperating member having backwardly faced teeth to engage the insole of the 'shoe over the toe, means whereby said members may be actuated to engage the work, and means whereby they may be operated to force the shoe on to the last. i i

10. A machine of the class described having, in combination, lasting plates abutted together an-d presenting a substantially continuous acting edge shaped to embrace the toel ot' a sht, in the welt crease, holding and guiding means for said lasting plates, means for yieldingly holding them normally closed together and permitting them to Vbe wedged open as they are pressed rearwardly against the shoe, and means whereby said plates ma be operated to force a shoe on to a last whic has been partially inserted into the shoe and to shape the toe portion of the shoe in the welt crease to that last.

11. A machine of the class described having, in combination, lasting plates abutted together and presenting a substantially continuous acting edge shaped to embrace the toe of a shoe in the welt crease, holding and guiding means for said lasting plates, means for yieldingly holding them normally closed together and permitting them to be wedged open as they are pressed rearwardly a ainst the shoe, a last support and power riven means by which said lasting plates and support may be yieldingl actuated for forcing the toe portion of a s oe on to the last and shaping that portion of the shoe to the last.

12. A machine of the class described having, in combination, lasting plates, a 'holder in which the plates are mounted `for operation, and a support in which the holder is rotatable to reverse the plates whereby they may be presented with either face uppermost.

13. A machine of the class described having, in combination, lastingplates, a holder in which the plates are` mounted for operation, a support relatively to which the holder is arranged for semi-rotation about an axis extending longitudinally of the shoe, and means for retaining the holder in adjusted position with the wipers either side uppermost.

14. A machine of the class describedy having, in combination, toe 'lasting plates. a holder in which the plates are mounted for operation and a support in which the holder is arranged to be displaced longitudinally of the shoe and then given a half-revolution for reversing the toe lasting plates, said support and holder having cooperating devices for restraining the holder rfrom rotation when it is in its normal position.

15. A machine of the class described having, in combination, lasting plates, a holder having a stem the axis of which is in a plane substantially midway between the upper and lower faces of the lasting plates, and a support in which the holder is arranged to be given a half-revolution about said axis for reversing the lasting plates.

16. A machine of the class described having, in combination, lasting plates, a holder in which the plates are mounted for operation and a support having a recess to receive the stem and a shelf to underlie the holder, said parts being arranged. to permit partial withdrawal of the stem from the support to cause the holder to clear the shelf and for semi-rotation of the holder to reverse the wipers while the parts are in this relation, said shelf restrainingrotation of the holder while the stem is fully in the support.

17. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a shoe support and a shoe bottom engaging member, a lever upon which said member is mounted to apply pressure to the shoe and a connection between said member and a relatively stationary art of the machine for swinging said mem er toward operative relation to the plane of the shoe bottom by movement of the lever in the direction for applying pressure and for reversely swinging said block during movement ot thelever in the direction to release pressure.

` 18. A machine of the class described havM ing, in combination, lasting plates comprising (fo-acting members for wiping the upper over the toe portion of a last, a support for/ said lasting plates, said support being reversible whereby the wipers are adapted to operate upon a right or a left last by turns ing their support upsider down.

19. A shoe mounting n thine having, in combination, means to engrge the toe of the shoe in the welt crease means to engage hetween the heel end face oi' a partially in serted last and the, inner side of the heel end of the shoe, and 'tuating mechanism to move said two enft. xg means in directions perpendicular to one another for forcing the shoe upon the last.

Q0. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means to engage the toe ot the shoe in the welt crease` a ,spoon to engage the shoe between its rear end face and the last, and means tor actuating the toe engaging means rearwardly and the spoon downwardly relatively to an inverted shoe and in time relation to one another.

21. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination. means to engage the toe of the shoe in the welt crease, a spoon to engage the shoe between its rear end tare and the last, actuating nmns tor yieldingly pressing the toe engagingl means rearwardly and for drawing the spoon do\vn\.vardly while the pressure is increasing.

22. A shoe mounting machine having. in combination, a spoon for applicatimi between the rear end ot' a partially inserted last' and its shoe, means for drawing the spoon in the dirertion to pull the shoe on to the last and intanf'A operated automatically tir'simultaneously pressing the torepart ot the shoe rearwardly on the last.

221. A Ashoe mounting machine having, in combination, a spoon i'or application between the rear end of a partially inserted last and its shoe, means for operating the spoon and mechanical `means or engaging the toe end face of the shoe to press the shoe rearwardly during the operation of the spoon.

24. A shoe mounting machine having, in., combination, a spoon for application be-.i tween the rear end of a artially insertedv last and its shoe, means or operating the. spoon to draw the heel portion of the shoe on to the last, and means engaging theffore part of the shoe and yieldingly pressing the shoe rearwardly during the operation of the spoon.

25. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means to engage the heelportion of a shoe to draw it on 'to a partially inserted last, means to engage the forepart of the shoe and operating mechanism for causing said latter engaging means to force the shoe lengthwise of the last' toward the heel during said operation of the heel engaging means.

26. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means toen gage the heel portion of a shoe to draw it on to a partially inserted last, and a concave edged device arranged to engage the toe of the shoe in the welt crease and movable to press the shoe toward the heel of the last to facilitate the application ot' the heel portion of the shoe to the last.

E27. A shoe mounting nachine having, in combination, means to engage the heel portion of a shoe to draw i; on to a partially inserted last, and means arranged to engage the forepart ot the shoe bottom and movable rearwardly to press the shoe toward the heel portion of the last.

Q8. A shoe mounting machine having, in iombination, means to engage the heel portion of a shoe to draw it on to a partially inserted last, means arranged to engage the forepart ot the shoe bottom, andv operating devices for causing the bottoni engaging means to press the shoe rearwardly while the heel portion of the shoe is being drawn l on to the last.

29, A shoe. mounting machine having, in combination, means tor supporting a last partially inserted in a shoe, a device for pressing the sho-e rearwardly on thelas't, a device to draw the shoe over the heel of the last and mechanism for operating the lirst mentioned device to move the shoe rearwardly on the last while the shoe is being drawn over the heel of the last.

30. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means ttor. supporting a last partially inserted in a shoe and cooperating devices engaging the bottom and the rear end ot the shoe and connected for operation together in the directions, respectively, to 1to1-ce the torepart of the shoe rearwardly on the last and the rear part of the shoe downwardly over the heel of the last.

y 31. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means for supporting a last partially inserted in a shoe, a spoon to engage the rear portion of the shoevfor drawing it on a last, means for operating the spoon, and means engaging the bottom of the shoe and movable during the operation of the machine tol apply rearward pressure to the soie. i

3Q. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, a spoon for movement be'tween the rear en-d face of a. last partially inserted int-o a shoe and' the inside of the heel. of the shoe to draw the shoe on to the last, and power means for reciprocating the spoon, said spoon being constructed and arranged to rise, during its return stroke, with its upper end inclined away from the Work.

33'. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, a spoon`for movement between the rear endi face of a last partially inserted into a shoe and the inside of the heel oi the shoe to draw the shoe on to the last, and power means for reciprocating the spoon, said machine having provision for positioning the spoon backwardly out of engagement with the shoe during its upward stroke.

34. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, a spoon for movement between the rear end face o't' a last partially 'inserted into a shoe and the inside of the heel of the shoe to draw the shoe on to the last, and power means for reciprocating the spoon, including yielding spoon raising means adapted to permit arrest of the spoon ii' it engagesthe shoe during its rise.

35. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means to engage the rear portion of a shoe for forcing it out to the heei of a partiaily inserted last, means for engagingthe forepart of the shoe to' press it rearwardly during such operation, and operating mechanism forfsaid twov meansincluding provision for applying increasing pressure to the oepart'- engaging'means during the movement of said heel part engaging means. Y

36. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means to' engage the rear portion of a shoe for forcing it on to the'hecl of a partially inserted last, actuating mechanism therefor, a slide yieldingly connected with said actuating mechanism, and forepart engaging devices connected with the slide and arranged to press the shoe rearwardly to facilitate the'operation of the heel part engaging means.

37, A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, operating mechanism, a device mounted for positioning movement length- AVisc of the shoe and adapted for operative engagement with the shoe, and connected means for moving said device into ment with the shoe and coupling it with its operating mechanism.

38. A shoe mounting machine having, .in combination, operating mechanism, a shoe bottom engaging member normally loose from the operating mechanism and mounted for manual actuation into engagement with the shoe, andan' eccentric arranged to be set automatically to connect said member to the operating mechanism when the member is engaged with the shoe.

39. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, operating mechanism, a shoe bottom engaging member, a Pever on which Said member is carried for movement into' and out of contact with the shoe, a toggie for setting said member down upon the shoe, a support for the' lever, an eccentric for locking said sup-port to the operating mechanism, and a connection from thetogge to the eccentric for actuating the latter'.

40. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, a shoe bottom' engaging mem'- ber adapted 'to be"clamped`down upon the shoe, 'reciprocating actuating means foi' pressing said member rearwardly in the shoe mounting operation, and means lfor automatically releasing said member from the shoe to avoid drag over the shoe during the. return stroke of the actuating means.

41. A; shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means for supporting a last that is partialiy inserted into a shoe which has the upper permanentiy stitched to the sole, and power operated means adapted or engaging the foreoart of the said shoe toy force the foreportion of the shoe bodily t0- ward the rear end of the lastto complete the insertion of the last into said foreportion of the-shoe.

42. shoe mounting machine having, in combination. means for supporting a last that' is partialiy inserted in a shoe, means for engaging the forepart of the shoe and movable rearwardly therewith toward the heel to force the foreportion of the shoe upon the last, and means operating in time relation therewith to draw the' licei part of the' I shoe' on to the heel portion of the iast.

43. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means for supporting a last that ifs partially inserted in a shoe, toe lasting pistes to engage the toe portion of the shoe and press it rearwardly, a friction engaging member for the forepart of the shoe bottom. and means to move said engaging means rearwardi'y of the last to seat the for'epa'rt of the shoe in iasted position on the last.

shoe mounting machine having in combination, means for supporting" a last that is mirtialiy`7 inserted in a shoe, lasting plates toeng'age the toe portion of the shoe, and actuating mechanism therefor comprisloof ing a slide which has a uniform stroke and upon which the lasting plates are adapted for movement longit dinally to position them for the size of shoe to beoperated upon. 45. A shoe mounting maiine having, in combination, means for suy porting a last that is partially inserted in a'shoe, lasting plates to engage the toe portion of the shoe, actuating mechanism therefor comprising a slide which has a uniform stroke and upon which the lasting plates are adapted for movement longitudinally to position them for the size of shoe to be operated upon, and means to clamp the wipers on said slide in whatever position they are adjusted.

46. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means for supporting a last that is partially insertedin a shoe, lasting plates to engage the toe portion of the shoe, actuating mechanism therefor comprising a slide which has a uniform stroke and upon which the lasting plates are adapted for movement longitudinally to position them for the size of shoe to be operated upon, a shoe bottom engaging member, and means for automatically clamping the wipers on the slide when said member is engaged with the shoe.

47. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for supporting a last, a member adapted to be set in engagement with the bottom of the shoe on said last, power mechanism for actuating said member lengthwise of the shoe, and means fer automatically loosening said member from the shoe prior to its return stroke.

48. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for supporting a last, a member adapted to be set in engagement with the bottom of the shoe on said last, means, including a toggle for setting said member in engagement with the shoe bottom, actuating mechanism for reciprocating said member lengthwise of the shoe, and means for breaking the toggle prior to the return stroke of -said actuating mechanism to reduce drag on said member during the return stroke.

49. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for supporting a last, a` shoe bottom engaging member 45, a lever 40 on which saidmember is supported, and a toggle adapted to be straightened for forcing said member into engagement with a shoe and automatically retaining it iii such engagement.

50. A machine of the class described having, iii combination, means for supporting a last, a shoe bottom engaging member, a lever on which said member is supported, a

toggle adapted to oe straightened for forcing said member into engagement with a shoe and automatically retaining it in such engagement, manual means for straightening the toggle and means for automatically breaking the toggle after said member has performed its function in the operation of 'the machine. y

5l. A machine of the class described having, in combination, lmeans for supporting a last, a member 45 for engaging the shoe bottom, a lever 40 upon which said member is pivotally mounted, "a support 22 for said lever', means for actuating the lever to force the member toward the shoe, and the arm 21 on the support and having a pin and slot engagement with an extension of the member 45 for turning the member 45 relatively to the lever for the purpose described when said member is raised from the shoe.

52. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for supporting a last, a member for engaging the bottom of the shoe, alever upon which said member is mounted, means for actuating said lever to set said member and revers'ely to free it from the shoe, and means operatin automatically to turn said member relatively to the plete its stroke after the plates have reached substantially the limit of their movement relatively tothe shoe, said yielding connection insuring increased pressure of the lasting plates without necessarily any further advance during the completion of the stroke of the actuating mechanism.

54. A machine of the class described hav-` ing, in combination, means for supporting the last, toe lasting plates, a support therefor, reciprocating power mechanism for .reciprocating said support lengthwise of the shoe for causing said plates to do their work, and means for automatically disconnecting said vplates from said actuating mechanism just prior to the return stroke of -the' actuating mechanism.

A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for supporting the last, toe lasting plates, a support therefor, reciprocating power mechanism for reciprocating said support lengthwise of the slice for causing said plates to do their work, yielding connection between said plates and said mechanism arranged to be compressed during the latter part of the stroke of said mechanism, and means for automatically disconnecting said plates from the mechanism after a certain compression has been effected. v

5G. A machine of the class described havcombination, means for operating on the vto start the shoe and then actuating both ing, in combination, means for supporting the last, toe lasting plates, a support therefor, reciprocating power mechanism for reciprocating said support lengthwise of the shoe for causing said plates to do their work, an eccentric for connecting the plates with the actuating mechanism during the forward stroke, and means for loosening the eccentric to permit non-positive retraction of the lasting plates during the backward stroke of the actuating mechanism.

57. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means for operating upon the forepart of a shoe to position it upon a last and cooperating means for operating subsequently upon the heel part of the shoe and connected mechanism for 'actuating said two means.

5,8. A shoe mounting machine having, in

forepart of a shoe with rearwardly directed movement and pressure to force it toward the heel of a partially inserted last, andI means for pulling the heel part of the shoe l over the heel end of the last.

59. `A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, means for pressing the forepart of a shoe rear vardiy upon a partially` inserted last, and me, ns for forcing the heel part of the shoe downwardly over therheel end of the last.

60. A shoe mounting machine having, in combination, forepart pressing means, heel part pulling means and operating mechanism for actuating the first mentioned means said means together.

61. A machine of the class described having, in combination, lasting plates, a holder i therefor, and means for maintaining saidl plates normally closed and permitting them to be wedged apart by the introduction of the shoe. u n

62. A machineof the class described having, in combination, lasting plates, a holder therefor comprising slides on which the plates are pivoted between their ends, and guideways in which the slides are yieldingly held with the plates closed. toward each other and which are movable by the shoe to separate the plates.

63. A machine of the class described hav.

ing, in combination, the lasting plates 36, the slides 35 having rear walls curved about the point of meetmg of the lasting plates and to which the plates are pivoted, the holder having guidewalls for said slides similarly curved and the spring 38 arranged to hold the rear ends of the slides separated.

64. A machine of the class described having, in combination, the lasting plates 36 disconnected at their adjacent ends and the plate carriers 35 in which the plates are pivoted between the ends of their acting edges.

65. A machine of the class described having, in combination, the lasting plates 36 and the plate carriers 35 formed with slots for the lasting plates symmetrically distanced from the upper and the lower faces of said carriers, said carriers being reversible to present the plates either side up.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MATTHIAS BROCK.

Witnesses ARTHUR L. RUSSELL, HERBnR'r lV. KENWAY. 

